Amy My Romeo was a stray who I fed a couple of years before bringing him inside. I could do anything at all to him except pick him up or restrain him or give him a pill. He became ill very suddenly--had large mass in his chest cavity and fluids in his lungs. Treating him would have been more for me than for him--it likely wouldn't have worked long term and though it might have given him a bit more time, he would have been totally traumatized by it all. I made the choice to let him go and it was very tough. But I knew from his eyes that he wanted it to end before it got worse than it already had gotten. Best advice is from CougarClan--just throw away the calendar and enjoy every day with what sounds like a spunky, wonderful kitty!
Christiane Biagi -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amy Ackerman Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] hello- new to the list. Thanks for the welcome & kind words, Gary & Laurie. My vet believes Grrr has lymphosarcoma, but for the time being the diagnostic tools recommended to locate the suspected spinal tumor are simply out of reach financially. Times are lean for everyone, I know; this was a very difficult day, deciding courses of treatment for this very cool, loved cat based on our credit lines. He's having a rough time getting around. Grrr is also, as you may be able to gather from his name, not a terribly good patient. That may be the understatement of the month. He is slightly anemic as well, but his... attitude doesn't make him a terribly good candidate for, say, daily pills, etc. He's getting a cortisol shot to see if it improves his mobility/comfort & an injectable, long term antibiotic (I need to get the drug name) to counter the immune suppressive effects of the cortisol. He eats like a horse, so we're going to try some of the suggested dietary modifications as well. Any one with suggestions for minimally invasive treatments (minimally invasive by this cat's standards is, say, tossing a tasty tidbit gently from across the room, careful not to let it land too close), please share as I continue to dredge through the archives. My other two are keenly looking around for Grrr tonight- should be a fun car ride home tomorrow with all three, plus the mastiff going along to get her rabies vax. I'll check back in tomorrow- good night, all, and thanks again for the support! _________________________________________________________________ HotmailR is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
